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Highlights

  • How AI Can Learn Better

    Today’s artificial intelligence (AI) systems have difficulty understanding complex relationships. Benjamin Grewe wants to change this and draws his inspiration from biology.

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Shaping the Future

Seven faculties, over 150 departments and more than 200 study programs: benefit from the interdisciplinary and pioneering spirit of Switzerland’s largest university.

Education at the Cutting-Edge

The teaching at UZH is varied, dynamic and high quality, designed to meet the needs of a rapidly changing society with innovation and creativity.

Research Excellence

Imagination, daring, patience and determination are vital to shed light on scientific unknowns and make breakthrough discoveries. For this, freedom and space to reflect and question are required.

Exhilarating Variety

UZH encompasses a huge breadth of differing but mutually stimulating perspectives, ways of thinking and academic milieus. Our knowledge and findings are made to be shared: let yourself be inspired.

Current Events

Lectures, guided tours, panel discussions – find out what our researchers are working on in our public events.

News

Twenty Years of Progress in Brain Research

Researchers from neurology and psychiatry will provide insights into current findings at the BrainFair from 16 to 21 March 2026 and discuss opportunities and limitations for medicine and society.

Public Lecture Series

Focus Humanity, Work in Antiquity, or "Beyond Carbon": You are invited to the "Ringvorlesungen" of the spring semester. Free of charge, no registration required. Until 29 May.

Public Inaugural Lectures

Newly appointed professors and privatdozents present their field of research. Come along and experience some of the wide variety of teaching and research on offer. Mondays and Saturdays, on site or via live stream.

Events

  • Today
    09:00 Uhr
    Minor Days
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  • Today
    10:00 Uhr
    JobHub 2026
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  • Thu, 19.3.
    09:30 Uhr
    Innovator Mornings Spring Edition
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  • Thu, 19.3.
    14:00 Uhr
    KI in Vermittlung und Forschung: Geschichte der Zukunft?
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  • Thu, 19.3.
    18:00 Uhr
    Wissen to go - abends im Museum: Haie – geheimnisvolle Jäger unserer Meere
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  • Thu, 19.3.
    18:15 Uhr
    "Global Reproductive Economies – The Spanish Fertility Industry"
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  • Thu, 19.3.
    18:30 Uhr
    BrainFair 2026: Blick ins Gehirn: Neues über Struktur und Funktion dank moderner Mikroskopie
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Planning to Join Us from Abroad?

The University of Zurich is home to students and staff from over 120 countries. Find out more about our diverse and inspiring learning, research and working environment.

UZH Condemns Events in the Middle East Conflict

We observe the developments in the Middle East with great concern and call on all parties involved to respect international humanitarian law, particularly the duty to protect civilians.

Solidarity with Ukraine

Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine lasts on. UZH continues to support refugees, people affected, and UZH members.